Winner of the 2010 Sundance Documentary Special Jury Prize, “Enemies of the People” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in Cole Cinema of the Campus Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and hosted by award-winning documentary filmmaker Sherry Jones. The film shows the personal journey of Cambodian filmmaker/journalist Thet Sambath, whose Find out more »

Two survivors of the Holocaust will describe their experiences to students and the public at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in Cole Cinema at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Charlene Schiff, of Poland, survived in the forest by herself for three winters after losing her entire family. Martin Weiss, of Hungary, was a slave laborer Find out more »

What is a college’s impact on the environment? This question will be addressed by a panel of experts, including Dr. Kevin Fletcher, executive director for Audubon International, at a symposium at 3 p.m. Friday, March 25, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The talk, “Sustainability – Living Responsibly,” is part of a weeklong celebration in Find out more »

The works of George Gershwin, Miles Davis, and Henry Mancini will be featured in a concert by the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Jazz Combo at 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, in the college’s Montgomery Hall, room 25. Performing will be two vocalists, local favorite Sandy Mahoney and Mary Coy, a St. Mary’s senior and Find out more »

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s VOICES Reading Series brings poet Daniel Groves to campus for an 8:15 p.m. reading Thursday, March 31, in Daugherty-Palmer Commons. Groves’ debut collection of poetry, The Lost Boys, was recently published. His poems have appeared in Paris Review, Poetry, and elsewhere. The reading is free and open to the public.

Nicholas Thompson, St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Nitze Senior Fellow and New Yorker editor, will give the second of three public lectures at 8 p.m. Monday, March 28, in Daugherty-Palmer Commons. The lecture will focus on American foreign policy lessons learned from diplomats Paul Nitze and George Kennan. Thompson is the author of the widely Find out more »

In recognition of the approaching bicentennial of the War of 1812, this year’s Chaney Visiting Scholar Public Lecture at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will describe what the war meant to Marylanders and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay region. Author David Healey’s lecture, “1812 in the Maryland Imagination: A star-spangled exploration,” will be at Find out more »

Using poetry, sign language, and oral histories, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland spring play “Mother Hicks” tells the story of the rural Midwest during the Great Depression. Playwright Susan Zeder is considered America’s leading writer of stage works for younger audiences. Performances are 8 p.m. March 31-April 2 and April 7-9; and 2 p.m. Find out more »

In recognition of Maryland Day, St. Mary’s College of Maryland welcomes Boston College Professor Owen Stanwood to discuss religious tolerance in early America at 2 p.m. Friday, March 25, in Cole Cinema of the Campus Center. “In histories of English America, Maryland usually receives little attention. This is unfortunate, as the colony stood at the Find out more »

What makes an excellent teacher? This year’s annual “Teach for Excellence! Teach for Change!” forum March 5 brought together area educators to learn tips from Southern Maryland’s Teachers of the Year. Each year, the Department of Educational Studies and the Student Education Association (SEA) of St Mary’s College of Maryland host the forum to explore Find out more »